Yes, Prime Minister - Series 2
1 - Man Overboard
Air Date: December 3, 1987
Sir Humphrey makes Jim suspicious of the Minister of Employment when he needs the P.M.’s support in opposing a plan to shift military personnel from the south to the north of England.
2 - Official Secrets
Air Date: December 10, 1987
Jim considers approving the publication of his predecessor’s memoirs, but it becomes a plumber’s nightmare as a series of leaks spring up.
3 - A Diplomatic Incident
Air Date: December 17, 1987
Jim uses the occasion of his predecessor’s state funeral to negotiate with the French over the conditions of the Channel Tunnel.
4 - A Conflict of Interest
Air Date: December 24, 1987
Hacker and Sir Humphrey clash over the appointment of the governor of the Bank of England and the cover up of a banking scandal in the City.
5 - Power to the People
Air Date: December 31, 1987
Sir Humphrey makes a very strange ally out of the formidable Agnes Moorhouse, a radical political reformer from a London council, in his efforts to stop Hacker’s plans to make local government more democratic.
6 - The Patron of the Arts
Air Date: January 1, 1988
Jim Hacker faces embarrassment when Sir Humphrey tells a friend in the arts that the PM's government is planning to cut grants.
7 - The National Education Service
Air Date: January 8, 1988
Sir Humphrey faces a conflict of interest when Hacker devises a plan to improve educational standards by abolishing the Department of Education and Science.
8 - The Tangled Web
Air Date: January 28, 1988
Sir Humphrey has to decide if he will support the P.M. or inform Parliament when Hacker denies knowledge of a wiretap authorized by his office without his knowledge.